NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) -England were closing in on a crushing victory over Zimbabwe at the close on the second day of the one-off test on Friday, despite opener Brian Bennett scoring the fastest test century for the African side.

Ben Stokes grabbed two comeback wickets as England chipped away at Zimbabwe’s resistance on day two at Trent Bridge. England declared in the morning session with 565 for six on the board and had the tourists 210 for five at tea, 21-year-old opener Brian Bennett hitting back with an excellent 122 not out.

Jonathan Agnew is joined by England Ashes winner Michael Vaughan, former England spinner Phil Tufnell, and former Zimbabwe fast bowler Henry Olonga for reaction to day two of the Test at Trent Bridge between England and Zimbabwe.

No signs of an England declaration. Brook has only played one championship match this season so needs time in the middle and the last time Stokes batted was in Hamilton in December. Plus, the England captain has been in pretty poor form with the bat for 18 months.

Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope scored centuries to take England to a massive 498 for three at the close on the first day of their one-off test against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge on Thursday.

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England opener Zak Crawley floored Zimbabwe on Day 1 of the one-off four-day Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. Alongside Ben Duckett, Crawley added 231 runs for the opening wicket. After adding an unbeaten 130-run stand heading to lunch, Duckett reached his century in the 2nd session before being dismissed for 140.